Hi Dirk,
Actually, they both suck. Windoze is in a perpetual state of development (ie. crashes all the time). The Mac is always a l-e-e-t-l-e bit behind (costs more and there are fewer packages out there). But if you know what you want to do (and get someone to actually demonstrate what you want to do) then the Mac is probably more stable (and beginning to open up a bit because USB peripherals should work with both the Mac and the PC). Macs are also (supposedly) better for DTP applications although that's now a close call.
If you are not of an adventurous disposition and want to actually use the thing to get some work done with a fairly minimum amount of hassle - go Mac. If you want to live dangerously (and try all sorts of programmes off magazine cover disks), go PC. Oh, and by the way, there are more viruses written for PC's than there are for Macs.
So go score this post yourself ...
PS. Whatever you do - don't try and run both a Mac and a PC at the same time - quick way to drive yourself crazy (they're close but they ARE different).
PPS. If you REALLY want to live dangerously buy a PC without an operating system, load Linux, and get a copy of StarOffice 5.1 (Incidentally, there are versions of StarOffice that run on Win 9X, Apple, Linux, OS/2 - and it's FREE !!! See <http://www.stardivision.com> - Help keep Mr. W. Gates a little less wealthy!)
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Feline
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